Concrete work in Minneapolis, Bloomington, Burnsville and across the Twin Cities metro succeeds or fails on what happens before and during the pour: base compacted so it cannot settle, forms set straight and to grade, an air-entrained mix that stands up to freeze-thaw and deicers, and control joints cut where the slab wants to crack anyway. We pour garage and shop slabs, patios, sidewalks, aprons and steps with that discipline — and finish them flat, uniform and clean-edged.
Masonry and concrete are sister trades, and having both on one crew pays off: brick steps on a concrete base, a patio that meets a seat wall, an apron poured against original stonework. For driveways specifically — tear-outs, replacements and new pours — see our dedicated concrete driveway page.
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By the time a truck backs in, the job is mostly decided. We excavate to stable soil, build a compacted base, set forms to the grades water actually needs, and place reinforcement where the slab calls for it. Skipping any of that shows up within a few winters as settling, ponding or random cracking — the classic Twin Cities flatwork failures.
Minnesota adds its own spec: air-entrained concrete, proper curing time before the slab sees load, and sealed surfaces before the first deicer season. We schedule pours around weather windows and finish to the surface the use calls for — broom grip outside, steel-trowel smooth in a shop.
Garage, shop and outbuilding slabs are working floors: vehicles, hoists, equipment, point loads. We thicken edges, size the mix and reinforcement to the use, and cut joints on a layout that keeps inevitable shrinkage cracks inside straight lines. If a floor drain or pitch to the door matters, it gets formed in — not floated in as an afterthought.
We also replace what has failed. Heaved sidewalk panels, sunken patio corners, scaling surfaces from years of salt — we cut out, correct the base problem underneath, and pour back to match the surrounding work as closely as concrete allows.
A concrete patio is the workhorse version of outdoor living in the Twin Cities — poured to drain, finished in broom, trowel or exposed texture, and ready for a short summer of hard use. Pair it with a masonry seat wall or fire feature and the yard starts earning its keep.
Concrete steps and stoops get the same structural attention as slabs: proper footings so they stop sinking away from the door, risers even course to course, treads pitched to shed. Where the look calls for brick or stone, we build masonry steps over a concrete core — the durable version of both trades.
Free, no-obligation estimates across Minneapolis and the Twin Cities metro.
(320) 465-1161From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
We assess the masonry where it lives — what failed, why, and how far it has spread. On commercial buildings that means getting on the wall, not a drive-by.
You get a written price with the must-fix separated from the can-wait, so the budget goes where the wall needs it. Timelines and access logistics are spelled out up front.
Matched materials, full joints, proper crowns, real bases and drainage. Occupied buildings stay open, sites get protected, and cleanup happens every day — not just the last one.
We walk the finished work together — joints, matches, cleanup, the whole scope. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.
Common questions about concrete work across Minneapolis and the Twin Cities metro. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.
Restoration for factories, apartment buildings, churches, schools and storefronts — wall rebuilds, stone and brick repair, parapets and lintels, run by a crew that works occupied properties.
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Full and partial chimney rebuilds — deteriorated stacks torn down to sound masonry and rebuilt with new brick, cast crowns and stainless caps.
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Crown repair, joint repointing, spalled brick replacement, stainless caps and chimney liner systems — the fixes that stop water before it forces a rebuild.
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Failed mortar ground out and repointed to match the original — on chimneys, houses, and full commercial elevations. The fix that saves the wall you already have.
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Spalled brick cut out and replaced, cracks stitched, bowed sections rebuilt, porch piers and steps restored — matched so the repair does not read as one.
Learn More Block and stone retaining walls engineered for Minnesota frost — proper base, drainage and reinforcement — plus rebuilds of walls that have started to lean.
Learn MoreRebuilding walls, chimneys and facades is not a sideline here — it is the core of the work. Matched brick, matched mortar, proper crowns and full joints, because that is why masonry lasts.
Freeze-thaw is the enemy of every wall in this state. Crowns that shed, joints struck to drain, air-entrained concrete, drainage behind every wall — details chosen for this climate, not a milder one.
We assess on the wall, separate must-fix from can-wait, and put price and timeline in writing. Owners and property managers can phase budgets instead of getting one take-it-or-leave-it number.
Occupied buildings, lifts and scaffolds, site protection and daily cleanup — we run residential jobs with the same discipline as a church tower, because the standard should not change with the address.
A wall that worries you, a driveway past its best, or a backyard ready to become the good part of the house? Call or send the form and we will look at the site with you and hand you a straight written quote.
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